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TRACK & FIELD

AU Track & Field open indoor season

AU Track & Field open indoor season

Dashia Lanai, Sports Editor December 10, 2024

The Ashland University men and women’s track & field team opened their 2024-25 season competing at the Saginaw Valley State Holiday Open on Friday Dec. 6  The following Eagles who won events...

Nageotte thrusts herself over the bar and into history by securing a gold medal.

Former AU track and field athletes secure trip to 2024 Paris Olympics

Cade Cracas, Digital Editor July 1, 2024

After recording the top women's pole vault mark in the world back on June 2 at 4.85 meters, Ashland University graduate Katie Moon has now officially punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Her...

The Eagles line up for a race at a meet inside the NISS Athletic Center. (Retrieved from T.J. Skinner's Instagram)

AU track and field looks to find success in conference championships

Matthew Salvucci, Reporter February 21, 2024

Ashland University’s men and women’s indoor track and field teams are coming to the peak of their Indoor season. On Friday, Feb. 23 the Eagles will begin their Great Midwest Athletic Conference...

The Eagles compete in a cross country meet on the road to finish the 2023 season.

AU cross country wraps up 2023 fall season

Jason Basile, Reporter November 19, 2023

Multiple runners on both sides earned personal-best times in their final meet of the season.   This past Saturday, Nov. 4, the Ashland University men’s and women’s cross country teams concluded...

The Eagles compete in the 2023 fall season.

Michael Snopik Leads the Way for Eagle Cross Country at GMAC Championships 

Jason Basile, Reporter November 1, 2023

On Saturday, Oct. 21, the Ashland University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the 2023 GMAC Cross Country Championship Meet, which was held at Malone University in Canton.   On...

Bassitt waves after passing the baton to his teammate in the 4x400 relay race.

Former Eagle Trevor Bassitt takes home second professional gold medal

Cade Cracas, Digital Editor August 27, 2023

On Saturday and Sunday, August 26 and 27, former Eagle and track and field star, Trevor Bassitt competed for the United States in the 4x400 meter race at the 2023 World Athletics Outdoor Championships...

Moon and Kennedy react face-to-face with one another as they accept the medal together.

Pole vaulter Katie Moon splits gold medal at World Athletics Outdoor Championships

Cade Cracas, Digital Editor August 23, 2023

On Wednesday, August 23, former Ashland University Eagle and track star Katie Moon competed in the 2023 World Athletics Outdoor Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary, in hopes of finding her second...

Trevor Bassitt stands in Budapest, Hungary, as he waits for his race to begin for the 2023 World Athletics Outdoor Championships.

Bassitt places sixth in 400 Hurdles at World Athletics Outdoor Championships

Cade Cracas, Digital Editor August 23, 2023

Ashland University was represented well at the 2023 World Athletics Outdoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary, as former Eagles' Katie Moon and Trevor Bassitt competed to represent the United States on...

Great Midwest Athletic Conference announces new streaming platform

Great Midwest Athletic Conference announces new streaming platform

Cade Cracas, Digital Editor August 18, 2023

As the beginning of the 2023-24 Academic year approaches for Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) schools, the conference has announced that game coverage will solely exist on HUDL TV. The deal...

Hurdler T.J. Skinner competes in the Akron Quad meet, jumping over a hurdle.

Eagle track and field thrives in 2022-23 outdoor season

Cade Cracas, Digital Editor April 14, 2023

Ashland University has been at the top of the Division II track and field scene for quite some time now and in the 2022-23 season, the team has continued to find a solid level of success. Since the...

Ashland University track and field looks to Nationals

Ashland University track and field looks to Nationals

Cade Cracas, Digital Editor March 1, 2023

The Ashland University track and field teams look to build off of their success at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championships that were held in Ashland, Ohio. The Eagles had numerous individual...

Wyatt Cory adds a provisional mark in the men's heptathlon

Eagle track and field approaches the end of the indoor season

Stephen Struckmann, Reporter February 16, 2023

On Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, the second annual Jud Logan Light Giver Open took place in the Niss Athletic Center.  Many of the Eagles’ best shined as the meet went on from Friday into Saturday, with numerous...

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